In a hurry to contain the damage that was inflicted on 'Mahagathbandhan' after Azam Khan's sexist anti-women comment, Arfa Khanum Sherwani jumped into the rescue of Samajwadi Party leader claiming that his statements were not targetted at Jaya Pradha but against former SP leader Amar Singh.
Jayaprada had earlier stated that the character of Khilji in the movie Padmavat reminded her of Azam Khan because of the way Khan has tried to take revenge on her.